Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a dynamic user interface for interacting with computer applications by a user physically manipulating interactive floor tiles. The interactive floor tiles may be networked, and may use a communication bus 204 within the network for communicating the connection status of tiles in the network and/or any user input received by one or more tiles in the network. The tile network module may communicate data to a computer via a data collection module. The data collection module may be internal or external to the computer, and may be used to translate data from one communication format to another, for example, from RS485 framework to RS232 framework. The interactive floor tiles may be configured into various shapes at any time by a user, and the changes to the tiles may be mapped to the computer application screen in real-time.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 21, 2014
Publication date:
October 22, 2015
Applicant:
QATAR UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Basim Hafidh, Hussein Al Osman, Ali Karime, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, Jihad M. Alja'am, Ali M. Jaoua, Amal Dandashi, Moutaz S. Saleh
Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical polymerization process for preparation of crosslinked gel. The process includes mixing a hydroxylated benzene and aldehyde in an aqueous media in an inert container to form a hydroxylated benzene and aldehyde mixture. Furthermore, the process includes introducing electrodes into the inert container. Further, the electrochemical polymerization process includes supplying electric current to the hydroxylated benzene and aldehyde mixtures in the inert container through the electrodes. The resultant products of electrochemical polymerization process either gels or activated carbon gels have unique characteristics.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 23, 2012
Publication date:
August 29, 2013
Applicant:
QATAR UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Ahmed AWADALLAH-F, Shaheen A. AL-MUHTASEB